Diamonds and Poppies - Concord and 9th November Release

Good morning! I'm delighted this month to be joining Concord and 9th as a guest designer for their newest release! You can find all of their newest goodies HERE at Simon Says Stamp. I've had so much fun playing with all the new sets, and will be sharing a new project each day for 6 days as they feature each suite of products from the new release. Today's card features a fun and versatile background die that I ended up using on several cards! And who doesn't love red poppies?

I started off by die cutting the new Diamond Cut Inlay die from white cardstock, and then some of the solid squares from Harbor cardstock. I backed the lattice with Powder cardstock, then ink blended a bit of Harbor ink on each of the die cut squares along one side before popping up with foam in a pattern on the left hand side. I die cut several of the flowers and stems from Sketched Stems dies using Poppy, Pimento, and Avocado cardstock, then assembled those together, adding some white gel pen accents on the flowers. I adhered those, tucking them into the lattice in the bottom and trimming the excess off, then popping the flowers up with foam adhesive squares. I wrapped some white twine around and tied in a loopy bow, then added a good sprinkle of Clear Dazzling gems for sparkle. The sentiment is from the new Inside & Out set. I stamped and die cut the portion for the front, adhering it with foam adhesive, then stamped the inside on a frame cut with the Sweetly Stitched die, and matted with more of the Powder cardstock. I think that sentiment is just the sweetest, don't you? Here's a closer look:

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Warm Hugs Floral - Simon Says Stamp December 2026 Card Kit

Hello! I'm dropping by to share my first card using the newest December 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Frosted Botanical! The stamp set in this month's kit is a beautiful mix of winter snowflakes and artistic greenery for layering (dies are available separately HERE)! There is also a stunning 3D embossing folder with coordinating stencil and dies included, a sparkly embellishment mix, a fun ink cube trio, an entire bottle of Picket Fence Distress Spritz - and so many other goodies! There are also several add on sets available in the store now!

I created a card featuring the Poinsettia Spray embossing folder with coordinating stencils and dies - so many ways to create beautiful dimension with this set! I paired it with the fun color trio of ink cubes in the kit - they are not what I would have normally grabbed for this embossing folder, but it was so fun to think outside the box and create something a bit different than normal! The die cut pieces are layered up for dimension, and then the panel is trimmed down slightly and matted with the Surf and Soft Navy cardstock in the kit. I added some of the Picket Fence Distress Spritz as a splatter for some sparkle, and then used one of the add-ons, the Warm Hugs die, with some of the same Surf and Soft Navy cardstock, popping that up with more foam adhesive. Secondary sentiment is from the included Frosted Botanical stamp set, and a few of the pretty Winter Frost embellishment mix in the kit are the perfect finishing touch! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Bright Greenery Shaker Card - Tim Holtz Stamp and Coordinating die release Blog Hop

Good morning! Today I'm excited to be hopping along to celebrate the new die sets available exclusively at Simon Says Stamp to coordinate with older Tim Holtz stamp sets. While they released a couple weeks back, they are too good to forget about!

I created a holiday shaker, using a bit of a twist on traditional colors!

While red, green, and yellow seem fairly traditional, I used the Holiday Botanical set to stamp the holly leaf cluster on Honey cardstock, heat embossing in white, die cut, then ink blending with a bit of Honey ink to add some dimension, before layering Nuvo glitter drops over the berries for sparkle and shine. I used Sage cardstock to tuck behind my shaker element, and Lipstick to die cut Petal Point Frames to create the frame for the shaker. I cut into it with one of the A2 Frames dies, then cut another of the same size from white cardstock to inset in there to set off the red from the green. I filled the shaker with Lawn Fawn Iridescent Stars so there was lots of sparkle! Sentiment is stamped in black and die cut with those amazing new dies, and a few Dazzling Clear gems in two corners are the perfect sparkly finishing touch!

Here is the entire blog hop list - hop along for tons of amazing inspiration!

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Nina-Marie Trapani
Heather Hoffman (you are here)
Nichol Spohr
Emma Williams
Barbara Tarayao
Kath Stewart
Mindy Eggen
Stacy Hutchinson
Tina Smith
Tami Bastiaans
Barb Engler

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Wildflower Shaker Card Trio - Concord and 9th November Release

Good morning! I'm delighted this month to be joining Concord and 9th as a guest designer for their newest release! You can find all of their newest goodies HERE at Simon Says Stamp. I've had so much fun playing with all the new sets, and will be sharing a new project each day for 6 days as they feature each suite of products from the new release. Today's set might be my favorite of the release - I love a good floral, and the Sketched Stems is so pretty and whimsical, I can't get enough of it! So, I created a trio of shaker cards! 

I started off by picking 3 color combos of Concord and 9th ink, then lining up each of the 4 layers of the Sketched Stems stamp set one at a time in my MISTI, then stamping with the appropriate color. I love doing this with layering sets, because once you've done the work of lining it up, you may as well get more than one card, right? I used Lemongrass, Poppy, Buttercup, and Tidepool for the center card, then Eucalyptus, Sweet Pea, Grapefruit, and Starfruit for the card on the left, and finally, Pistachio, Clementine, Sunflower, and Harbor for the card on the right. I also used Powder ink to stamp the textured circle to add my sentiments stamped in black. I used another new set - the Sweetly Stitched die set - to create my window for my shaker, and the white glitter frame to set into it. I filled it with some Lawn Fawn Iridescent Stars that were the perfect soft and pretty shaker filling! Here are more photos of each of these fun shakers:

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Hot Diggity Dog Birthday Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good evening! Today I'm sharing a special request card that I created for a friend of mine! She wanted a birthday card for her granddaughter's 2nd birthday, and asked if I had one with a hot dog on it, since that is her favorite thing ever right now. It was kind of specific, so I didn't happen to have one laying around, but I DID have a hot dog die from a release a while back from Simon Says Stamp that I hadn't used yet, so I dusted it off to make this special card!

I used the Frankly set to create the hot dog. Since it was for a 2 year old, I knew she wouldn't want all the condiments on it, so I did a bit of custom work on the base to trim it down with scissors so it wasn't so wide. This way it didn't leave all the room to hold the extras, but could just be a hot dog and bun, with some ketchup and mustard of course! I die cut all from white cardstock, and ink blended with Cookie, Gingerbread, Allspice, Honey, and Brick inks. I stamped the dots with Cocoa ink. I stamped and heat embossed the large sentiment, then die cut it, and paired it with a couple sentiments from Reverse Birthday Sentiment strips. I used Simple Stories Pink Lemonade pattern paper scraps to build a fun background, and a Chunky Scallop Rectangle over the top to layer, and added Glossy Accents to the ketchup and mustard before adding the sentiments over the top. Finished off with some coordinating Enamel dots! Here's more photos of the finished card:

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Christmas Cheer - Art Impressions Simon Says Stamp Holiday Exclusive

Hello! I had so much fun creating the card I have to share using a special EXCLUSIVE Art Impressions set for Simon Says Stamp! It pairs perfectly with the previously released Story Tile die - and is just the cutest for creating a fun set of windows. I almost turned this into a shaker card - but instead went with some white snowy texture to pair with my bright color palette!

I used the Story Tile die to cut a panel of white cardstock, then stamped the images from Christmas Cheer on each individual piece in clear embossing ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Once they were all done, I ink blended over each on to make the image pop due to the emboss resist effect. I used Dusk, Apple, Wheat, Carnation, and Tropic. I die cut the Story Tile die again from Moonstone glitter cardstock, as well as from black cardstock, and layered them together slightly offset to create a tiny bit of a shadow effect. I used the white one as a place holder, and puzzle pieced in each of the ink blended pieces, then added a good dose of white splatter over the top to add the snowy effect. I heat embossed the sentiment in black after adding the splatter, and tucked it into place, then added the top layer of the frames with foam adhesive strips. Finished off by adding some Heat and Fluff on certain parts of the images, and heat setting to get a bit of fluffy snow texture! Here are more photos of all the fun details!

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